false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176414083m/623976.jpg 623976 7 <div>A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from a powerful secret network...the evil Librarians. <br><br>Alcatraz Smedry doesn't seem destined for anything but disaster. On his 13th birthday he receives a bag of sand, which is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians plotting to take over the world. The sand will give the Librarians the edge they need to achieve world domination. Alcatraz must stop them!...by infiltrating the local library, armed with nothing but eyeglasses and a talent for klutziness. <br><br></div> 2591148 1 10 2007 Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians total:978|5:278|4:385|3:240|2:53|1:22| 978 3778 1571 387 4 4 false false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 12:49:43 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 08:00:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 19:57:58 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 17:25:36 -0800 2008 1 A fast-paced, easy-to-read, first person account of Alcatraz Smedry, a foster kid who has a knack for breaking things. But we soon learn that this "knack" is really a Talent - a Smedry Talent - and powerful one at that!
Alcatraz's world is ...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 19:08:54 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 11:43:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 12:07:46 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 06:00:40 -0800 2008 really wanted to like it because:

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2. I've met the author and think he's delightful and a nice guy to boot
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Alkatraz is a great hero with a wonderful talent for breaking things, but he has been brought up by foster families in Inner Librar...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 01 14:20:55 -0800 2007 Thu May 08 08:27:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 18:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 14:49:13 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 15:37:11 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 07:56:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 16:01:08 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 18:56:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Jun 11 20:31:01 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 18:50:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 15:29:46 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 15:29:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 12:10:12 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 12:35:54 -0800 2007
Alcatraz suffers from terminal klutziness--little does he know that his clumsiness is really a "talent" characteristic of his family. On his 13th birthday...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 11 09:33:15 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 09:42:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Apr 12 14:41:32 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 12 14:45:01 -0700 2007
Great writing. Great premise. Great hero. Great fun!

Fresh, funny, and smartly written. The humor and voice will draw in readers who don't normally choose fantasy; the complex, believable, i...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 23 07:53:19 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 11:50:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 14:07:25 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 03 08:29:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 14:14:47 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 11:53:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 27 19:06:14 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 19:16:13 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Thu Feb 12 10:27:40 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 10:36:24 -0800 2009
A young wizard (of sort...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 17:31:32 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 17:40:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=623976